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IMAGES OF SOUTH JERSEY

Pop Shop in Collingswood JODI SAMSEL/COURIER-POST

Visit to Medford Lakes JOHN

ZIOMEK/COURIER-POST

Gloucester County 4-H Fair and N.J.Peach Festival JODI SAMSEL/COURIER-POSTSouper Symphony Summer Camp at Rutgers-Camden JOHN ZIOMEK/COURIER-POST

British ice dancers Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland atMount Laurel’s Igloo Ice Rink JOSE F. MORENO/COURIER-POST

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Gloucester County remains South Jersey’s fast-est-growingregion,withnewersuburbsandre-tail areas. Still, the county has retained amplegreen space, farms and room for recreation.

Over the past year, Glassboro’s Rowan Uni-versity has vastly expanded its influence by opening amedical school — The Cooper Medical School of RowanUniversity in Camden — and entering a merger agree-ment with Rutgers University.

Thosedevelopments, alongwith thegrowthofmedicaland other industries in Gloucester County, boost thearea’s role as an economic catalyst in South Jersey.

Deptford

OneofNewJersey’s largestshoppingmalls ishere,an-choredbyMacy’s, Sears andJ.C. Penney.Deptford is alsohome to two important schools: Gloucester County Col-lege and Bankbridge Regional School for children withspecial educational needs. Spread over 17 square milesand with 30,000 residents, Deptford projects a busyatmosphere along itsmajor roadways. But off the beatenpath, you will find a collection of small, cozy neighbor-hoods. Homes range from modest bungalows to upscaledevelopments. In 1793, Deptford was the site of the firstmanned hot-air balloon landing inNorthAmerica. An im-pressive painting of a balloonist is on display in theDept-fordMunicipal Building, where hallways serve as galler-ies for many regional artists.

Glassboro

The home of RowanUniversity, Glassboro is on a tearto make its downtown more accessible and appealing tothe thousands who work and study on campus. RowanBoulevard, the new gateway tying the university to thedowntown, is still taking shape. New student housing hasbeencompleted in theredevelopmentarea.Ride theesca-lator to the second floor in the spacious Barnes & Noblebookstore, serving the university and the public. Resi-dents live inavarietyofnewandolderhousing. Stepbackin time at Angelo’s Diner—which looks something like achrome toaster — still a mainstay for an inexpensive,homey meal.

Glassboromight beknownas a college town today, butit was built on glass— and the sandy soil that was used inmanufacturing the delicate materials. In 1779, Germanglassmaker Samuel Stanger bought 200 wooded acres inthe area that would becomeGlassboro. The borough con-tinued as a center of glassmaking through the early 20thcentury.Awatershedmoment inworldhistory tookplacein Glassboro: In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson and So-viet PremierAlexeiKosygin attended a summit atHolly-bush Mansion that led to a thaw in the Cold War.

Harrison

Harrison’sburgeoningpopulationhas led tocongestedroads — and, earlier this year, the completion of a high-way project designed to ease that traffic. The four-yearconstruction of the Route 322 bypass ended in January.The rerouting plan steered Route 322 traffic away fromdowntownMullicaHill, a shopping district renowned forits antiques. The Gloucester County fairgrounds, also inthe Mullica Hill section of the township, host the annual4-H Fair and Peach Festival. Another destination isHeri-tageVineyards&Winery, which is open forwine tastingsand tours. Development continues at a rapid clip in thetownship, thanks to luxury homebuilders.

Washington Township

No fewer than18 real estate offices operate in this en-ergetic suburb of 48,000. Andwith good reason: Probablyno South Jersey community has seen so much change in25 years. Cows and peach orchards have given way tostrip malls and upscale housing. Since many residentsare formerly from South Philly, the town boasts Italiandelis, bakeries and shops. The health-care industry is infull swing, here, with medical offices and hospital divi-sions including Kennedy, Cooper and Rothman. Theschool population has ballooned along with the popula-tion: Washington Township High School has an enroll-ment ofmore than2,500 students.TheTDBankArtsCen-tre, a regional performing-arts venue, is located at thehigh school. Dining options range from pizza palaces toupscale restaurants. Look no further than Duffield’sFarmers Market for fresh veggies and baked goods.

Woodbury

The county seat of Gloucester County, Woodbury is a

balance of urban neighborhoods, suburban developmentsand green space that includes a dozen parks. One of Wood-bury’s major employers, Underwood-Memorial Hospital,will soon merge with South Jersey Health Systems, whichoperates hospitals in Salem and Cumberland counties. TheWoodbury hospital, around for nearly a century, will remainopen. One of the borough’s newer eateries, MarleneMangiaBene, serves up award-winning Italian dishes on BroadStreet, while the Colonial Diner, also on Broad, is a 24-7 stopfor a nostalgic nosh.Woodbury’s downtown is the focus of anongoing revitalization project and will host the first Wood-buryFall ARTSFestwithmore than 300 artisans on Sept. 29.

—by Jeanne Ridgway and Sheri Berkery

Community spotlight

Deptford Township High School DENISE HENHOEFFER/COURIER-POST

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This suburban community is named af-ter former Gov. Foster McGowan Voor-hees, a North Jersey Republican who ledthe state from 1899 to 1902. The town re-cently added a landmark— the newVirtuahospital complex on Route 73, boasting a368-bed, 680,000-square-foot regionalmedical center. Virtua’s former hospital,off Evesham Road, is being demolished.Voorhees Middle School doubles as an en-tertainmenthub, hostingperformancesbythe Voorhees Theater Company and localballet troupes. The Rave at the Ritz movietheater adds to the entertainment options,and the Voorhees Town Center (formerlythe Echelon Mall) is growing quickly as amix of residential and retail space. Thecenter added a weekly seasonal farmersmarket this year, andwill become a diningdestination with the additions of CatelliDuo, Iron Hill Brewery and Elena Wu, allcoming soon. Sports fans also have a rea-

son to visit Voorhees: The Flyers practiceat the Flyers Skate Zone in the township.

Winslow

Winslowwas incorporated in1845 fromportions ofGloucesterTownship. Its namecomes from Edward Winslow Coffin, theson of a 19th-century glass-factory owner.Winslowencompasses thesectionsofSick-lerville, Tansboro, Cedar Brook, Blue An-chorandWestAtco.Ancorastatepsychiat-ric hospital is in Winslow. The town’s pop-ulation boomed after construction of theAtlantic City Expressway, although manyareas remain rural. The Pinelands bringsmany visitors for hiking and exploration.AndWinslowhas anewreason tobeproud:Native son Jordan Burroughs won a goldmedal this month in Olympic freestylewrestling.

—by JimWalsh, Jeanne Ridgway,Samantha Costa and Samantha

Raphelson

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tersection of heavily traveledKingsHigh-way andWhiteHorsePike. The town takesits name from Ephraim Albertson, anearly innkeeper.AmemorialatWestKingsHighway and Station Avenue honorsJames Sylvester and John West Sr., localfirefighters who were among six victimsof a 2002 house fire in neighboringGloucester City.

Oaklyn

Once a dense forest, Oaklyn now is acompact community that flanks theWhiteHorse Pike. According to the local histori-cal society, the area once was known as“Oakland the Beautiful,” but changed itsname in 1894 to avoid confusion with anOakland in Bergen County.

Pennsauken

Pennsauken’s amenities include theCooper River Park and a municipal golfcourse, as well as Petty’s Island, a former

oil-storage site in the Delaware River thatwill one day serve as a nature preserve.But the densely populated town also ishome to both row-home neighborhoodsand suburban-style developments. Corpo-rate residents include J&J Snack Foodsand Pepsi-Cola.

Runnemede

Mr. Softee lives here, or at least main-tains its corporateheadquarters in this 2.1-square-mile community. Other longtimecommercial residents include the PhilyDinerandSportsBarandGardnerFuneralHome. The local beautification commit-tee, helped by the public works depart-ment,hasrestoredaveteransmemorialbyremovingovergrown trees andweeds, andapplying fresh mulch and flowers.

Somerdale

Somerdale is enjoying a facelift withthe Cooper Towne Center project that be-gan in 2010. This complex on the WhiteHorse Pike, formerly Lion’s Head Plaza,has added a Walmart to a lineup that in-cludes a Cinemark movie theater and LA

Fitness. Somerdale was incorporated in1929, after Clementon Township split intoseven municipalities.

Stratford

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freedom through the Underground Rail-road. The borough also has amodern com-mercial strip along the busy White HorsePike. Lawnside’s fire company celebratesits centennial this year.Another importantpiece of Lawnside history — the MountPeace Cemetery — is among the most en-dangered historic sites in the state, ac-cording to Preservation New Jersey. Afri-can-American Civil War veterans areamong those buried in the landmark site.With help from the Lawnside HistoricalSociety, Mount Peace’s volunteer caretak-ers have received grant money to restoreand clean up the cemetery after years ofneglect.

Lindenwold

Lindenwold is a transportation hub, of-fering access by rail to Philadelphia andAtlantic City’s casinos via NJ Transit andAmtrak.ResidentsherealsocanhoponthePATCO Hi-Speedline. The name means“linden woods” in German, but an early

plan to plant linden trees along localstreets nevermaterialized. Camden Coun-ty holds a number of summer events at thesprawling Lindenwold Park on UnitedStates Avenue.

Magnolia

This borough bills itself as one squaremile of friendliness and, among other so-cial activities, is home to the annual MissMagnolia contest. Early settlers includedmembers of the Albertson family — aname that can be found on a local streetand a park opposite the municipal build-ing.

Merchantville

The borough, incorporated in 1874, sawa growth surge after the Benjamin Frank-lin Bridge connecting Camden and Phila-delphia opened in 1926. Notable residentsinclude Raymond Arnold Cream, who wasbornhere in1914 and achieved fameunderthe name Jersey Joe Walcott, a heavy-weight boxing champ. The area’s original

achitecture is still evident, which makesfor a picturesquewalk through town.Mer-chantville has a small, quaint downtown,and the borough hosts a huge car showeach summer.

Mount Ephraim

This borough, the self-proclaimed “Vil-lage at the Crossroads,” straddles the in-

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track,whichhasgivenway to amodern re-tail complex at Route 70 and HaddonfieldRoad. Housing development also con-tinues: Luxury apartments are being con-structed on Route 70 near SpringdaleRoad. This summer, a developer proposedbuilding a 171-unit complex of apartmentsand townhomes at the former ProBuildlumber site on Brace Road near KressonRoad. A center of commerce as well ashousing, Cherry Hill is home to the U.S.headquarters of Subaru. The township haspreserved much of its history, includingCroft Farm, a farmstead with a workingmill that served as an Underground Rail-road stop, and Barclay Farmstead, a 19th-century Quaker farmhouse. Both sites arepreserved and remain open for public pro-grams and festivals. CherryHill’s BarclayFarm section is also home to the Scarbor-ough Bridge, one of only two coveredbridges in the state.

Clementon

Home to a glass works in the early1800s, this area was purchased by SamuelClement around 1811, when it becameClementonVillage. In theearly20thcentu-ry, Theodore B. Gibbs founded ClementonLake Park, which was connected to Cam-den via trolley line. Many outsiders visitthe borough for a day at Clementon Parkand Splash World, a full-scale amusementand outdoor water park. The park is alsothe site of the Courier-Post’s annual Clem-enton Park and SplashWorld Classic, a 5Krace that benefits theWalt Burrows Schol-arship Fund. Another local gem is Giam-bri’s Quality Sweets, making lemon sticksand other old-fashioned fare since 1942.

Collingswood

This borough is South Jersey’s diningroom,with restaurants servingupall sortsof fare throughout the Haddon Avenuebusiness district and on outlying streets.Galleries, gift shops and home-decorshowrooms are also abundant, and KnightPark offers 60 acres of greenery near thecenterof town.Thedowntowndistrictwel-comes thousands for popular eventsthroughout the year such as May Fair, theCollingswood Book Festival and the Pa-rade of Lights.

Gloucester Township

The sprawling township, founded in1695, ishome tocommunities suchasGlen-dora and Chews Landing, Blackwood and

Blenheim,Hilltop andErial.Historic land-marks include the Gabreil Daveis Tavern,which was built as an inn during the Colo-nial period. The township also is home tothe main campus of Camden County Col-lege. The Mainstage Center for the Artshas a location at the college.

Haddon Heights

The borough, which developedwith ex-pansion of the railroad in the 1890s, hasbeen named “a classic town” by the Dela-ware Valley Regional Planning Commis-sion. Active groups here include the Heri-tage League, the Village Playbox and theHaddon Heights Business Association.Town events include a fall festival and aChristmas house tour. The small StationAvenue dining and shopping district is adraw, as is Haddon Lake Park — the 73-acre park with an outdoor amphitheater,and bike paths and walking trails aroundthe lake. The townwas planned around therailroad line in 1890, and Haddon Heightsis the only town in South Jersey with itsoriginal passenger and freight station.

Haddon Township

Haddon Township is one municipalityin three locations, with residents living in

Westmont, West Collingswood HeightsandWestCollingswoodExtension.The tra-ditional business district runs along Had-donAvenue inWestmont,whereyou’ll alsofind the municipal building. The townshipis home to two theaters — the Ritz, whichpresents shows at its White Horse Pike lo-cation, and theWestmont, a vaudeville-erabuilding that now stands vacant on Had-donAvenue.Westmont is alsohome topop-ular pubs, which make the most of operat-ing between two dry towns — Collings-wood and Haddonfield.

Haddonfield

The borough shows its Colonial-erapedigree through a strong emphasis onhistoric preservation; the IndianKingMu-seum, where New Jersey’s General As-semblydeclared the state tobe freeand in-dependent during a session in 1777, isamong the key landmarks in town. ButHaddonfield was settled by Quakers al-most a century earlier. The Quaker influ-

ence is still present: Haddonfield has aFriends school and meetinghouse, and re-mains a dry town. Haddonfield’s earlyQuakers were leaders in the area’s aboli-tionist movement. Haddonfield is also sig-nificant as the site of amajor dinosaur dis-covery in 1858; the nearly complete skele-tongave theworld the first idea ofwhat di-nosaurs look like. A statue of theHadrosaurus on Kings Highway is a trib-ute to the fossil find, while the real fossilsare stored in the research collection inPhiladelphia’s Academy of Natural Sci-ences. The museum will put the skeletonon public display next year, from Feb. 2 toMay19. Today,Haddonfield is regarded asSouth Jersey’s toniest downtown district,with fineandcasual dining, shoppingandafull calendar of events, fromFirst Fridaysto the family-friendly First Night celebra-tion.

Lawnside

The borough was incorporated in 1926as the nation’s first self-governing blackmunicipality in the North. Its heritage ison display at the 1845 Peter Mott House,where a free blackman helped slaves find

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CamdenCounty is thephysicalcen-ter of the tri-county area, and it’salso the heartbeat of the region.

Culture and commerce thrivehere, and the area contains many

regional destinations, from the CherryHill Mall to the attractions along the Cam-den Waterfront.

South Jersey’s most populated countybustles with busy highways and big-boxshopping. But neighborhood life staysstrong, particularly in the long-estab-lished“pike towns.”AndalthoughCamdenCounty is heavily developed, the countypark system provides plenty of greenspace for playgrounds, walks, biking andmore. TheCooperRiver is a focal point forrecreation.

Audubon

Small in size,Audubon is largeonpride.The borough produced three Medal ofHonor recipients — Navy Petty OfficerEdwardC.BenfoldandArmySgt.1stClassNelson V. Brittin, both in the Korean War,and Army Cpl. Samuel Sampler in WorldWar I. They are honored during an annualtribute at Audubon High School, where amonument commemorates their heroism.Audubon Crossing shopping center, whichincludes a Walmart, has helped revitalizethe area. Dozens of small businesses, in-cluding Legacy Restaurant and Albo Ap-pliance, where customers have been shop-ping for cooking ranges and refrigeratorssince 1952, also operate in the leafy bor-ough. A newer arrival, the Treehouse Cof-fee Shop on Merchant Street, is a centralgathering spot for music and communityactivities.

Audubon Park

Audubon Park, incorporated in 1947,began as a home for workers at the NewYork Shipbuilding Corp. in Camden. It hasabout 500 homes, which are overseen bythe Audubon Mutual Housing Corp. It isthenewest ofCamdenCounty’smunicipal-ities and, at only two-tenths of a squaremile, also among the smallest.

Barrington

Like many small towns in central Cam-den County, Barrington has nice houses,

good schools and easy access to majorroadways. The borough’s infrastructurealso is gettingaboost thanks to a $2millionfederal loan to upgrade the aging sewersystem. Town spirit comes alive duringBarrington Day in May, a street fair withgames, music, food and other attractions,and the Harvest Festival in October. Bar-rington’s Old Rail Tavern, a nostalgicneighborhood bar around since the 1930s,is a nod to the importance of railroads inBarrington’s growth. Expanded railroadserviceanda trolley lineeasedcommutingand drewmore people tomove to Barring-ton in the early 20th century. Barrington’shistory also includes Edmund Scientifics,which started as an optics company butalso operated a store featuring science-oriented toys on Gloucester Pike for sixdecades before closing in 2001. The busi-ness still exists online.

Bellmawr

If thecheck is in themail, chancesare itwill pass through the U.S. Postal Service’sregional processing center here. The Be-nigno Boulevard facility, which employsabout 900 people, recently survived athreatenedshutdowndue toPostal Servicebudget cuts. The borough is also home toBellmawr Lake, a privately run, man-made swimming attraction. The conver-gence of many highways, known as theI-295/I-76/Route 42 interchange, bringsheavy traffic through Bellmawr.

Berlin Borough

The borough was once a stagecoachstop known to travelers as Long-A-Com-ing. It is home to the Berlin Farmers Mar-ket, which began in1940 as a livestock andproduce auction, and now holdsmore than700 vendors offering all sorts of discount-ed merchandise. Many newlyweds havehad their first dance at Lucien’s Manor, abanquet and catering venue. Anotherclaim to fame: Kelly Ripa grew up in Ber-lin Borough.

Berlin Township

The township, which is home to theWest Berlin area, broke away fromWater-ford in 1910. Among other attractions, ithosts Sahara Sam’s, an indoor water park

that plans an expansion featuring a 2-acreoutdoor recreation center next spring.Miller Farms, which offers horseback rid-ing on a natural trail, is another draw inBerlin Township. Pet owners in the town-ship can take advantage of a new onlineservice — Fur Alert — that helps returnmissing animals to their homes.

Camden

Camden is largely identified by itsstruggles with crime and poverty. Localcharitable agencies such as the Center forFamily Services, Hopeworks, an agencythat workswith youths, andHeart of Cam-den do their part to help. But locals andtourists also know the city for its water-front: Camden draws visitors to the Ad-venture Aquarium, Camden Riversharksand other attractions. Wiggins Park Mari-na hosts many concerts, including the an-nual WXPN festival held in July. Health-care and educational facilities dominatethe downtown area, including landmarkssuch as Cooper University Hospital andRutgers-Camden. The Cooper MedicalSchool of Rowan University in Camdenopened this summer with urban healthcare as a primary mission; patients fromCamden will be treated at a student-runclinic. Another university collaboration—

the merger of Rutgers and Rowan — wasalso approved this year. The plan was pro-posed byGov. Chris Christie. Camden alsois a center for commerce. The corporateheadquarters of Campbell Soup Co., a For-tune 500 company, remains in Camden,where fruit merchant Joseph Campbellstarted thebusinessasapreservescompa-ny in 1869. Camden is also historically no-table as the home of Walt Whitman. Thegreat poet died at his Camden home in1892; the house at 328MickleBlvd. is aNa-tionalHistoric Landmark, open to visitors.

Cherry Hill

One of South Jersey’s first suburbs, thetownship is home to the iconic CherryHillMall, which opened in 1961 as the first en-closed shopping center on the East Coast,and has been reinvented in recent years asa restaurant and shopping mecca. Thecommunity’s evolution also is clear at thesite of the formerGarden State Park race-

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TOWNS: BURLINGTON COUNTY

Burlington County contains con-trasting settings: The northernend, with its vast rural spaces, ishome to most of the tri-county’sfarms. Further south, in the towns

that border Camden County, it offers new-er housing and lots of shopping, but keepsa foothold in history.

Here’sasnapshotofsomeofBurlingtonCounty’s most populated towns:

Evesham

When it was incorporated in 1692, Eve-sham included the village ofMarlton and asurroundingarea that now includesMountLaurel, Medford, Lumberton and othercommunities. What’s left today is still im-pressive, with the Promenade shoppingcomplex among many retail centers thatline busy routes 70 and 73.Many locals re-fer to the township as Marlton instead of

by its official name, Evesham.

Maple Shade

Agriculture once supported this town-ship, but the railroad brought new indus-tries such asmeat processing and clothingmanufacturing. The business district nowincludes numerous eateries, with an IronHill brewpub on outlying Kings Highway.Historic sites include theLittleRedSchoolHouse onMain Street and the railroad sta-tion off Fork Landing Road.

Medford

This Pine Barrens community has re-tained its village identity, with a quaintdowntownandanannualDickensFestival.The arrival of rail service in the late 1800ssparked a boom for the township’s mills,including a local landmark, Kirby’s Mill,

that is on theNational Register ofHistoricPlaces. Tomlinson Mill Park, with a bikepath, trails and outdoor fireplace, drawsresidentswhowant tomake themostof the

outdoors. Johnson’s Corner Farm, withpick-your-own produce, hayrides and plen-ty of country-themed fun for kids, is anoth-er popular Medford attraction. The town-ship recently announced plans to rebuildits unique skatepark, FreedomPark. Itwillbe open to skaters and bicyclists, thoughnot at the same time.

Moorestown

This affluent town came from humblebeginnings. Quakers settled here, buildingaSocietyofFriendsMeetingHouse in1700.A ban on the sale of alcoholic beverages, inplace since the Prohibition era, ended lastyear when residents voted to repeal the li-quorbanforMoorestownMall restaurants.The local school systemishighly regarded,and Moorestown Friends School, a privateQuaker institution, serves 700 students.

Mount Laurel

Mount Laurel holds a sizable businesscommunity, hosting major firms that in-clude NFL Films and PHH Mortgage. It’salso home to more than 20 hotels, many ofthemalongRoute 73near entrances for theNew Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295.Laurel Acres Park, which began as farm-land, holds playgrounds, sports fields, afishing lake and other amenities.

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